▷ (05/11/2025) Senior Software Engineer Ii, Backend Developer

Company Description Are you ready to trade your job for a journey Become a FlyMate Passion excitement global collaboration are all core to what it means to be a FlyMate At Flywire we re on a mission to deliver the world s most important and complex payments We use our Flywire Advantage - the combination of our next-gen payments platform proprietary payment network and vertical specific software to help our clients get paid and help their customers pay with ease - no matter where they are in the world What more do we need to truly be unstoppable Perhaps that is you Who we are Flywire is a global payments enablement and software company founded more than a decade ago to solve high-stakes high-value payments in higher education We ve since scaled into new regions and industry verticals and expanded our product offerings to deliver meaningful value to our clients around the world Today we support more than 4 800 clients across the global education healthcare travel B2B industries with diverse payment methods across 240 countries territories and more than 140 currencies With over 1 200 global FlyMates representing more than 40 nationalities and in 12 offices world-wide we re looking for FlyMates to join the next stage of our journey as we continue to grow The Opportunity We at Flywire are looking for an experienced Sr Software Engineer II ideally with a background in FinTech Your primary responsibility will be to build and maintain the platform that supports the money movement of our industry leading payment engine moving hundreds of millions everyday You will be joining a team in charge of designing new functionalities and improving the current capabilities to improve speed cost and scalability of our product Thus a commitment to collaborative problem solving pragmatic design building quality products and to convey the sensation that the product is the responsibility of all the team is essential You will be responsible for ensuring high quality code in a team defined timeframe Write clean high quality testable secure maintainable and extendable code Solve items such as challenging bugs and production issues within the development environment Work on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors Exercise judgment in selecting methods techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results Understand scalability and performance status and make improvement for scalability Drive change and improvement in all phases of the development lifecycle Partake in the recruitment process by identifying and exciting great talent Ensure the best possible performance quality and responsiveness of the applications Contribute to the product vision by collaborating with Product Managers and stakeholders Drive initiatives to lead projects as well as mentor team members Qualifications Here s What We re Looking For 8 years of experience as a Software Engineer focused on Backend development Experience in designing developing and supporting scalable performant and reliable web applications and distributed systems Seasoned in techniques such TDD and BDD Proficient working with continuous integration and delivery CI CD Understanding of relational databases Strong understanding of object-oriented fundamentals Great understanding of the other disciplines in the cross functional team QAs Product and SREs Outstanding verbal and written communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross functional teams including product and support Fluent in English as it is the company s working language Experience in FinTech or the payment industry will be appreciated The ability to deliver high quality code and learn quickly Technologies We Use Ruby and Java React Spring Hibernate frameworks MySQL JavaScript HTML5 and CSS3 System management Linux MySQL MongoDB Redis Sidekiq AMQP ElasticSearch Cloud platform AWS Additional Information What We Offer Competitive compensation including Restricted Stock Units Flying Start - Our immersive Global Induction Program Meet our Execs Global Teams Work with brilliant people that will keep you on your toes learn more about their journeys by checking out InsideFlywire on social media Dynamic Global Team we have been collaborating virtually for years Wellbeing Programs Mental Health Wellness Yoga Pilates HIIT Classes with Global FlyMates Be a meaningful part in our success - every FlyMate makes an impact Competitive time off including FlyBetter Days to volunteer in a cause you believe in and Digital Disconnect Days Great Talent Development Programs Managers Taking Flight - for new or aspiring managers Submit today and get started We are excited to get to know you Throughout our process you can expect to meet with different FlyMates including the Hiring Manager Peers on the team the VP of the department and a skills assessment Your Talent Acquisition Partner will walk you through the steps and be your go-to person for any questions Flywire is an equal opportunity employer With over 40 nationalities across 12 different offices diversity gender equality and inclusion are at the core of our people agenda We believe our FlyMates are our greatest asset and we re excited to watch our unique culture evolve with each new hire LI-Hybrid